23 November, 2022

Explained: Where have all the Christmas beetles gone?

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/summer-weather-update-where-have-all-the-christmas-beetles-gone-explained/5df156a2-088a-4807-96de-e480cda36b61?fbclid=IwAR1qz_DmZMctagQy881Nv22I2RzK1iRgbOlQe6kgOIHMKIpFPnQ0TZVlCXc

You know Christmas is not far away when the Christmas beetles are around. Gosh, this takes me back to childhood when I first moved to Australia. These beetles are lovely to see and everyone loves them. Normally we start to see them in November in Canberra but it depends on the weather. 

Click on the link in the news article if you want to track the Christmas beetles 🪲 





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